
William Atkins
William Atkins's first book, The Moor, was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize and his second, The Immeasurable World: A Desert Journey, won the Stanford Dolman Travel Writing Award and the British Library Eccles Prize. He is a guest editor of the travel-writing edition of Granta. His journalism and reviews have appeared in Guardian, the New York Times, and Harper’s. Exiles: Three Island Journeys is published by Faber in 2022. He lives in Suffolk.
Upcoming Events





5x15: 5 speakers, 15 minutes each with Luke Harding and The Secret Barrister
Past Events
Session 1: Rathbones Folio Prize Writing Masterclasses
5x15 x Rathbones Folio Prize Writing Masterclasses chaired by James Naughtie
Should We Have Stayed At Home?
Should We Have Stayed at Home? Celebrate the publication of a travel-writing issue of Granta as we reflect on the meaning of travel in 2021.